spinach
a plant, Spinacia oleracea, cultivated for its edible, crinkly or flat leaves.
the leaves.
Origin of spinach
1Other words from spinach
- spin·ach·like, adjective
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Napa cabbage is also sometimes called celery cabbage, perhaps an indication of a similar flavor profile, and bok choy reminds some people of spinach.
Cabbage is always there for you. Here’s how to give it the respect it deserves. | Aaron Hutcherson | February 19, 2021 | Washington PostTournedos Rossini — blushing beef tenderloin paired with foie gras — rests on sauteed spinach alongside buttery potato puree.
Fresh reasons to return to 1789, one of D.C.’s oldest restaurants | Tom Sietsema | February 19, 2021 | Washington PostSwiss chard, though not actually from Switzerland but from the Mediterranean, is a beautiful vegetable with bright stems and deep-green leaves, quite as easily used as spinach.
Swiss chard’s versatility as a leafy green shines in these 4 recipes | Kari Sonde | February 18, 2021 | Washington PostOver the past weekend, the FDA added baby spinach to the list, another common culprit, for potential Salmonella contamination.
Each type of seaweed can be prepared differently, from drying and eating as a snack to preparing like spinach, making into tea, seasoning meat, and making sauces.
14 wild edibles you can pull right out of the ocean | By Bob McNally/Field & Stream | October 19, 2020 | Popular-Science
How is life worth living without spinach, tender asparagus, or purple-sprouting broccoli?
It was my job to cook the vegetables, one of which was creamed spinach.
I should also think about having a protein shake with kale and spinach for breakfast every morning.
I want more spinach and less sugar in this big meal we give viewers.
But regular broccoli will do; also rough greens—spinach, kale, dandelion greens, Swiss chard.
Overrated/Underrated: Food, Glorious and Otherwise | Michael Tomasky | June 1, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTHere Justin entered with a steaming bowl of stewed moose meat and prairie spinach.
Menotah | Ernest G. HenhamVegetables, however, of any kind are very scarce, though in the summer a species of spinach can be got in some places.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 | Charles Kenneth Howard-BuryMake a mound of spinach pure in the centre of the dish, and place the pigeons around, standing up against the pure.
Dressed Game and Poultry la Mode | Harriet A. de SalisEven years afterward Peter could never look at spinach without blinking.
The Boy Grew Older | Heywood BrounLake tried the edible herbs and found them to be something like spinach in taste.
Space Prison | Tom Godwin
British Dictionary definitions for spinach
/ (ˈspɪnɪdʒ, -ɪtʃ) /
a chenopodiaceous annual plant, Spinacia oleracea, cultivated for its dark green edible leaves
the leaves of this plant, eaten as a vegetable
Origin of spinach
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